Pakistan reports 39 new deaths, 1140 coronavirus cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded 1,140 new cases on Monday, taking the tally to 32,081 with 706 deaths,
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC),…
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Virus symptoms multiply as pandemic deepens
Every week, it seems, the list of coronavirus symptoms -- ranging from disagreeable to deadly, from "COVID toes" to toxic shock -- grows longer.
What began as a familiar flu-like cluster…
NOCC mulls over lockdown status
National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday mulled over post May 9 lockdown status and the implementation mechanism for Ramazan standard operating procedures (SOPs) devised by the…
PM says coronavirus situation under control as case count nears 30,000
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that coronavirus situation in Pakistan was under control which could improve further by taking precautionary measures and inspiring confidence in public.…
Pakistan reports 35 deaths, 1,764 new coronavirus cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday recorded its single biggest jump in Coronavirus cases with 1,764 confirmed cases.
On May 6, there were 1,523 new cases - the highest daily increase till…
Pakistan to lift coronavirus lockdown in phases from May 9: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the country’s lockdown to contain the spread of the Coronavirus will be lifted in phases beginning from May 9.
Speaking to media after…
Pakistan records highest single-day coronavirus cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded it’s single biggest daily jump of coronavirus cases with 1523 testing positive in the last 24 hours.
According to data available with the National…
COVID-19: No decision yet on reopening schools from June 1: Punjab education minister
LAHORE: Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas said on Wednesday that the government had not officially made any decision to open schools across the province, saying that "discussions are…
India introduces 70% ‘corona tax’ on alcohol to maintain social…
REUTERS: Indian authorities were faced with a problem as soon as the country decided to ease lockdown restrictions. Large cues started forming outside liquor shops in the country. Hence, the…
Bilawal endorses Balochistan’s views on lockdown extension
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Balochistan government’s decision to extend lockdown for another 15 days was in accordance with the ground…
PM phones Canada’s Trudeau, urges international cooperation to fight…
Prime Minister Imran Khan has underscored that the COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented calamity that necessitates closer international cooperation.
He expressed these views in…
Pakistan reports largest rise in coronavirus cases and deaths in a single day
ISLAMABAD: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan jumped to 18, 114 after the country registered its single biggest daily rise on Friday.
According to the National Command and…
US issues emergency approval for remdesivir for COVID-19 patients
The experimental drug remdesivir has been authorized by US regulators for emergency use against COVID-19, President Donald Trump announced Friday.
It comes after the antiviral made by…
UK ethnic minorities suffer extra COVID deaths: think tank
LONDON: People from some ethnic minorities in Britain are dying in disproportionate numbers from COVID-19, possibly in part because they are more likely to work in healthcare and other…
British virus death toll now world’s third-worst
Britain's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak jumped to 26,097 on Wednesday -- the second-highest in Europe behind Italy and third-highest in the world -- as the government took into…